Part 1: Knowledge-based Questions
1. Function words are words that exist to explain or create grammatical or structural
relationships into which the content words may fit. Words like "of," "the," "to," they have
little meaning on their own. They are much fewer in number and generally do not change as
English adds and omits content words. Content words (words that carry the most meaning
when we speak, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) typically receive stress in
phrases, while function words (words that have very little meaning, such as prepositions,
articles, pronouns, and auxiliary verbs) do not. These words also do not have dictionary
meanings.
2. The informational function – This information is mainly based on facts and truths, and it can
be communicated through writing or verbally.
The expressive function – With this function, no information is given through but instead be
discuss/show our emotions or feelings. Our tone of vice as well as body language plays an
important role here.
The directive function – This function is used to give instructions or make a request.
3. Blog
Influencer
Content curation
Hashtag
4. i. Post-modifier
ii. Head
iii. Head
iv. Post-modifier
v. Post-modifier
5. i. Complex sentence
ii. Complex sentence
iii. Compound sentence
iv. Compound complex sentence
v. Simple sentence
6. a.
i. We were waiting at the reception when the man suddenly emerged from the door.
ii. The Mercedes driver swerved to avoid the accident, otherwise it would have been fatal.
iii. The professor explained the concepts methodically until it was clear for everyone.
b.
i. Since the first verb, ‘waiting’, already has the -ing, the second verb will not have an -ing
and will be written in a past perfect tense.
ii. The sentence is constructed in a past tense manner therefore the ‘will be’, written in the
future tense is not correct.
iii. It is a past tense sentence therefore ‘is going to be’, which is written in the future
continuous tense can not be used.
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1. Function words are words that exist to explain or create grammatical or structural
relationships into which the content words may fit. Words like "of," "the," "to," they have
little meaning on their own. They are much fewer in number and generally do not change as
English adds and omits content words. Content words (words that carry the most meaning
when we speak, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) typically receive stress in
phrases, while function words (words that have very little meaning, such as prepositions,
articles, pronouns, and auxiliary verbs) do not. These words also do not have dictionary
meanings.
2. The informational function – This information is mainly based on facts and truths, and it can
be communicated through writing or verbally.
The expressive function – With this function, no information is given through but instead be
discuss/show our emotions or feelings. Our tone of vice as well as body language plays an
important role here.
The directive function – This function is used to give instructions or make a request.
3. Blog
Influencer
Content curation
Hashtag
4. i. Post-modifier
ii. Head
iii. Head
iv. Post-modifier
v. Post-modifier
5. i. Complex sentence
ii. Complex sentence
iii. Compound sentence
iv. Compound complex sentence
v. Simple sentence
6. a.
i. We were waiting at the reception when the man suddenly emerged from the door.
ii. The Mercedes driver swerved to avoid the accident, otherwise it would have been fatal.
iii. The professor explained the concepts methodically until it was clear for everyone.
b.
i. Since the first verb, ‘waiting’, already has the -ing, the second verb will not have an -ing
and will be written in a past perfect tense.
ii. The sentence is constructed in a past tense manner therefore the ‘will be’, written in the
future tense is not correct.
iii. It is a past tense sentence therefore ‘is going to be’, which is written in the future
continuous tense can not be used.
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